How can a child tell that something online is not okay?

If someone they don't know asks for their name, school, address or a photo; if someone asks them to keep a secret from their parents; if a picture or message makes them feel scared, sad or yucky; or if someone promises presents for doing something. Any of those means: stop and tell a trusted grown-up.

What should a child do if something scares them online?

Three steps: STOP (close it and walk away), SAY NO ('no, thank you' is a complete answer), and TELL a grown-up they trust. It is never the child's fault, and they are never in trouble for telling.

Where is the help button in Aninha's World?

The yellow 'I need help' button sits in the bottom-right corner of every page. It lists free child helplines, including 116 111 across Europe and 112 for emergencies, and the exact words a child can say on the phone.

Is this website safe for children?

Yes. There is no chat, no strangers, no ads, no sign-up and no uploads. Drawings, stories and progress are saved only on the child's own device.

Which number can a child in Europe call for free?

116 111 is the free child helpline number across Europe. 112 is the emergency number if somebody is in danger right now. Both are free and a child does not have to give their name.

🛟 Safety tour

Staying safe — it only takes a minute

This is the same little tour you saw the first time you arrived. You can do it again any time you like, with a grown-up or all by yourself. Nothing here is a test, and nobody is keeping score.

Step 1 of 5

Before we play — a tiny safety tour

It takes one minute. It helps you spot things online that are not okay, and it shows you where the help button lives.

Nothing you make here is uploaded anywhere. It stays on this device.
There is no chat, no strangers, and no ads in Aninha's World.
You can stop the tour any time and do it again later with a grown-up.

🔍 Three unsafe-content clues

You do not have to decide if something is “bad enough”. If one of these clues appears, stop and tell a safe grown-up.

Secret messages

Someone says, “Don't tell your grown-up.” Safe people do not ask children to keep scary secrets.

Prize traps

A game promises gifts if you share your address, school, photo, or phone number.

Wobbly feelings

A picture, video, voice, or message makes your body feel scared, yucky, frozen, or confused.

💛 Practise using the Help button

The yellow Help button is on every page. It shows 116 111 for child helplines in Europe, 112 for emergencies, country choices, Call buttons, Copy buttons, and words you can say.

Read the full help page

💛 Need somebody right now?

Tap the yellow heart in the corner of any page, or go straight to the help page for free phone numbers and the exact words you can say.

Open the help page →

❓ Questions grown-ups ask

How can a child tell that something online is not okay?: If someone they don't know asks for their name, school, address or a photo; if someone asks them to keep a secret from their parents; if a picture or message makes them feel scared, sad or yucky; or if someone promises presents for doing something. Any of those means: stop and tell a trusted grown-up.
What should a child do if something scares them online?: Three steps: STOP (close it and walk away), SAY NO ('no, thank you' is a complete answer), and TELL a grown-up they trust. It is never the child's fault, and they are never in trouble for telling.
Where is the help button in Aninha's World?: The yellow 'I need help' button sits in the bottom-right corner of every page. It lists free child helplines, including 116 111 across Europe and 112 for emergencies, and the exact words a child can say on the phone.
Is this website safe for children?: Yes. There is no chat, no strangers, no ads, no sign-up and no uploads. Drawings, stories and progress are saved only on the child's own device.
Which number can a child in Europe call for free?: 116 111 is the free child helpline number across Europe. 112 is the emergency number if somebody is in danger right now. Both are free and a child does not have to give their name.